To rescue Kahlo from the clutches of the corporate art market, we need to acknowledge the overt and covert political dimensions of the work, demands GAVIN O’TOOLE
Pertinent poetic romance
MICHAL BONZCA reviews the latest releases from Rusty Shackle, Ifriqiyya Electrique, and Ruth Notman and Sam Kelly
Rusty Shackle
The Raven, the Thief & the Hangman
(Get Folked Records)
★★★★★
RUSTY SHACKLE have chiselled this set of nine songs to loving perfection.
For two years, with laudable dedication, they've researched and gathered songs that tell stories from the edge of human existence without descending into miserablism or self-pity.
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